Furnace construction



Jan. 17, 1928. 1,656,803

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UNITED sra'rr;

teaser JOHN "\FZ. WESTWIGK, ER, GALENA, ILLINOIS.

FURNACE CONSTRUCTION Appiication filed August 11, 1927. Serial No. 212,270.

This invention relates to furiiaces, more particularly to t-heinanner of securing the sections or the front of the furnace casing in position, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a new, improvcd,and efficient incans for expeditiously, conveniently and detachably securing in position the upper and lower front sections with respect to the other parts of the furnace, and further for drawing the front sections up tightly against the dome and ash pit to avoid air leakage into the "With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically describethand illustrated in the accompanying of the invention, but it is to .be understood that rhanges, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appei'ided.

in the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is asectional elevation of a furnace including an upper and a lower front section and with these latter detachably se cured in position in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in front elevation of the upper front section.

Figure 3 is a section on line E i- 3 Figure 1. V

.liigure l; is a fragmentary view in front ele'v on of the lower front section.

.l gure 5 is a section on line Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in. detail A generally indicates a furnace structure and the latter includes a radiator B, an extended doine C, a water pan D, a firebox E and an extended ash pit F provided with a door G. A cleanout door H is shown in connection with the radiator B and fuel doors I are shown in connection with the dome (l The foregoing elements are of known construction with the exception that the extended demo (1, at its front is formed with an aper tured upstanding lug 1 directly above the entrance thereto, that the top wall of the ash pit, in alignment with the lug 1, is formed with an apertured upstanding lug 3. The lugs 1, 3 are arranged exteriorly of the front sections to he presently referred to and provided with openings 2, 4 respec-' tively. i The reference character J indicates the upper front section of known construction, with the exception that between the clean out door H and the upper fuel door-l the section J is formed with an opening The lower front section is indicated at K and it is of known construction, with this exception that directly above the ash pit F the section K is provided with anopening 6. When the front sections are mounted in position, the section J is supported on and overlaps the section K, as indicated at 7!- lhe penings 5 and 6 are disposed. at the vertical median of the sections J, l The openings Qand 4: are arranged at the vertical median of the dome C and ash pit l3. When the front sections J and Kare mounted in position relative to the other castings of the furnace, the opening 5 registers with the opening 2 and the opening 6 registers with the opening 4. Extended through the registering openings 2 and 5 is a headed bolt 7 provided with a securing nut 8 on its outer end and the bolt 7, in connection with the lug 1 and nut 8 detachably secures the upper front section J in position. Extending through the registering openings 6 and 4 is a headed bolt 9 which carries on its outer end a securing nut 10, and said bolt 9, in connection with the lug 3 and nut 10 detachably secures the lower front section if in position. When the sections are to be m: ranged with respect to the outer shell or casing of the furnace, the section K is first positioned over and around the ash. pit, and then the section J is positioned with respect to the dome C and radiator B.

The lugged construction of the dome and ash pit, the apertured arrangement of the front sections, the headed bolts 7, 9, and nuts 8, 10, provide for expeditiously and efficiently securing the front sections in position, to tightly secure said sections to the dome and ash pit to prevent air leakage, and further whereby when desired the sections can be readily removed. Therefore it is thought the many advantages of a means for securing front sections in position, in accordance with this invention can be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction can he had which will fall Within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is: t

1. In a furnace of that type including an extended dome and an extended ash-pit, an upper and a lower front section for thefurnace casing, said upper and lower front sec tions seating respectively on the extended dome and ashpit, an apertured lug integral with the top of and positioned outwardly of the front to the extended dome and further arranged to oppose the outer face of said upper "section, an apertured lug integral with the top of and positioned inwardly oi the front of said ashpit and arranged to opposethe outer face of said lower section, and means extended through and connected to said lugs and adapted to extend through said sections for detachably securing them in position.

2. In a furnace of; that type including an extended dome and an extended ashpit, a

" front upper section for the casing of a furnace, said section seating on said dome, an

'apertured lug; integral with the top of and positioned inwardly of the front of said dome and arranged to oppose the outer face of said section, and means extended through and connected to the lug and adapted to securing them in position.

In a furnace of that type including an extended ashpit, a lower front sectiwl for the casing of the furnace, said section sea ted extend through said sections for detachably on said ashpit, an aperturned lug integral with the top of and positioned inwardly of the front of said ashpit and positioned to oppose the outer face of said section, and means extending through and connected to said lug and further adapted to extend through said section for detachably securing it in position.

111 a furnace of that type includiliig an extended dome and an extended ashpit, the combination of a casing l'lavlng its front formed o't an upper and a lower section seat-- ing respectively on said dome and ashpit,

each of said sections having an opening near its bottom, a lug integral upon the top of the extended portion of the demo at the outer end thereof, a lug integral with the top of the extended ashpit at the outer end thereof, said lugs opposing the outer faces of said sections, and means engaging with the lugs and extending through said openings for detachably securing said sections in position. a

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

JOHN Vi. \VESTWIOK the 

